The Latest Breaking News from Asma

The Russian leader may be a warm and attentive host: he may also be cross that Assad is now his problem. But then life’s full of uncertainty, isn’t it, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Toppled president came to power keen to show he was different from his father but proved to be as repressive

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday for an official visit, accompanied by his wife Asma. State media said he was met by President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan on arrival in Abu Dhabi on Sunday and received a canon salute as his convoy…

The long read: Nisar Ahmed was almost killed in the Delhi riots. But when he became a witness in court cases against the alleged perpetrators, he realised that was only the start of his troubles

Sajid Saddique has not been seen since he left his home in Bradford, Yorkshire, in 2007, leaving wife Asma and three daughters fighting for justice and answers 16 years after he disappeared

Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife Asma visited on Friday survivors from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated parts of northern Syria early Monday. Syrian official websites published images of Assad and his wife while checking on the injured at the Aleppo University Hospital, in their first visit to…

With their unexpectedly good results and shared excitement, Arab fans unite to celebrate their teams’ pitch heroics.

Shadi Khail, a scrap collector in the Gaza strip, was killed during Israeli air strikes this month, leaving his mother, wife and two children destitute. "He said he was going to collect plastic and sell it and get diapers and milk for the boy. He was never back," his wife,…

At least 9mn Syrians now fall under the responsibility of Ankara, offering it a bridgehead to fight Kurdish forces